southern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Southern Hemisphere
: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator
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The view from the southern hemisphere was no more optimistic.
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Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Recent research, however, has proposed a promising answer: the molten Martian core likely generated a magnetic field that only covered the Red Planet’s southern hemisphere.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Layered and rich—a Saint-Émilion of the southern hemisphere.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Spring Equinox At 5 a.m. ET on March 20, the northern hemisphere will welcome the start of spring while the southern hemisphere will kick off fall.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Recent research, however, has proposed a promising answer: the molten Martian core likely generated a magnetic field that only covered the Red Planet’s southern hemisphere.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Layered and rich—a Saint-Émilion of the southern hemisphere.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Spring Equinox At 5 a.m. ET on March 20, the northern hemisphere will welcome the start of spring while the southern hemisphere will kick off fall.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Southern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20hemisphere. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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